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Attempted murder charge filed

Flomaton man, who was also shot, jailed for shooting man in the head in Castleberry

July 12, 2018

A Flomaton man remains in the Conecuh County jail on attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting a man in Castleberry and fleeing back to a Flomaton residence on Upper Creek Road.

Eric Mathis, 23, 543 Highway 113, was arrested Saturday morning on the attempted murder charge for shooting a 56-year old Castleberry man in the head.

According to reports, events began Saturday night when Mathis went to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton and met with Correctional Officer Peggy Sue Daniels, who gave Mathis the keys to her car. He left the female barracks part of the jail in Dani...